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مْوَانَاعَائِشَة
Mwanaisha
mwa-na-EE-sha
“Daughter of Aisha; one of life.”
About Mwanaisha
Mwanaisha is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "daughter of aisha; one of life" — a Swahili-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Swahili compound: 'mwana' (child, lady) + 'Aisha'. Used as a feminine name in coastal East Africa.
Common on the Swahili coast (Kenya, Tanzania).
Origin & roots
Origin
Swahili · Arabic
Gender
Girl
Root letters
Swahili carries a deep layer of Arabic vocabulary from the centuries of trade along the East African coast; Mwanaisha comes from that layer.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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